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{\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1515;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\sb100\sa100\lang1033\b\f0\fs16 Bytessence InstallMaker \b0 (BIM for short) is a freeware, professional software installer targeted at individual developers and small companies who are on a tight budget and do not afford paying hundreds on bloated, hard to use and time consuming installation frameworks. BIM offers the best mix of features and ease of use without using scripts or other complicated installation mechanisms. All the installation and uninstallation details can be set up from a single user friendly interface.\par
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More information is available on http://www.bytessence.com\par
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\b Changelog for Bytessence InstallMaker: \par
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Version 5.0 (released 14 Sep 2011)\par
\b0 -Rewritten the whole program, it now uses a different internal architecture\par
-Added a plugin-based compression / decompression system\par
-Added BLP compression (custom compressed file format based on LZMA) in addition to ZIP\par
-Added Win 95 compatibility\par
-Added native 64-bit installer support\par
-Added detection for .NET framework 4.0 Client Profile\par
-Added Internet Explorer version detection\par
-Added basic system requirements checking (CPU speed, RAM size)\par
-Added possibility to request certain files or registry entries to be installed on the PC prior to the installation\par
-Added possibility to check for running programs upon (un)installation\par
-Added possibility to create variables by reading registry entries\par
-Added a category / component system so your program can be split into several installable parts\par
-Added possibility to compress files from more than one folder and install files in more than one location\par
-Added better detection for existing installations\par
-Added detailed options to customize the installer header image\par
-Added possibility to choose readme and license files in all languages\par
-Added option to create a program shortcut in the Start Menu\par
-Added option to create a license shortcut in the Start Menu\par
-Added option to open the license file on the Finish page of the installer\par
-Added possibility to rename tasks\par
-Added possibility to customize the Add/Remove entry name\par
-Added possibility to change the uninstaller icon\par
-Added possibility to change the uninstaller version information\par
-Added option to minimize to system tray while compiling a project\par
-Added possibility to directly pack the module executable with custom 32/64-bit packers\par
-Added possibility to install programs for the current user or for all users based on the OS\par
-Added a new variable: <LCID> (the code for the language selected by the user for the installer)\par
-Added a new variable: <CurrentUserName> (the name of the user who started installation)\par
-Added a new variable: <ProgramFiles_x86> (the x86 folder for 64-bit systems)\par
-Added better error checking\par
-Added optional registration\par
-Modified the main program to support command-line project compilation\par
-Modified the .BIM project format to suit the new features\par
-Improved the settings dialog\par
-Improved the external tools\par
-Improved the overall usability and responsiveness\par
-Updated documentation and the License file\par
-Removed the dedicated command-line compiler\b\par
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Version 4.42 (released 7 Feb 2011)\par
\b0 -Fixed the German translation that was missing some lines\par
-Added information about the new path variables in the help file\b\par
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Version 4.41 (released 5 Feb 2011)\par
\b0 -Fixed a problem with the administrator rights detection procedure\par
-Added possibility to install programs without needing administrator rights\par
-Added possibility to update the entries from the window list (requirements)\par
-Added an option for creating a Start menu group for all users in the installer\par
-Added an option for restricting the installer to be run on x64 operating systems\par
-Added 2 new path variables: <installerexe> and <installerexedir>\par
-Added Hebrew translation in the package\par
-Added the SHA-256 algorithm to the HashCalculator tool\par
-Pressing F1 when adding an installer/uninstaller task will open the context help\par
-Reorganized some of the controls on the Requirements page\par
-Optimized the size of the executables\b\par
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Version 4.40 (released 22 Sep 2010)\par
\b0 -Added a separate dialog for changing executable version information\par
-Added possibility to change the setup executable's version number\par
-Added an option to define a projects folder in the settings dialog\par
-Added a statusbar field to show the current page name\par
-Added automatic language detection for the installer\par
-Added .NET Framework 4.0 detection\par
-Added Dutch, French, Hellenic, Hungarian and Turkish translations in the package\par
-Fixed the uninstaller 'Delete folder' task not being loaded from projects\par
-Fixed the installer not being able to add data in registry values with no name (Default)\par
-All the links are now opened in the default web browser instead of IE\par
-Double-clicking a file in the file list will show it in Explorer\par
-Double-clicking tasks in the task lists will edit them\par
-If files already exist in the destination folder the installer will ask for the action to take (replace, skip)\par
-The plugins now remember their settings\par
-Made small interface changes\par
-Made other minor fixes and optimizations\b\par
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Version 4.30 (released 5 Nov 09)\par
\b0 -Minor interface changes\par
-Added a new graphics set for the installer\par
-Added Bulgarian, Czech and Turkish translations in the package\par
-Added 'Copy file' task for both installer and uninstaller\par
-Added 'Delete folder' task to uninstaller\par
-Added window class checking for closing active programs (to avoid false positives)\par
-Added 'Recent projects' menu\par
-Added option for saving window coordinates in the configuration dialog\par
-Added 8 new path variables (mostly for all-user paths)\par
-Added 'Tools' button on toolbar\par
-Added RTF Text Editor tool (for editing license / readme files)\par
-Added Hash Calculator tool (for generating hashes over installers)\par
-Added Window List tool (for getting window class names)\par
-Added expansion of OS environment variables (e.g. %PROGRAMFILES%)\par
-Added possibility to customize the Start menu group, uninstall shortcut and web link name\par
-Made some modifications to the Start Menu group page on the installer side\par
-The configuration file is now stored in the user's Application Data directory\par
-Made other minor fixes and optimizations\par
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\b Version 4.21 (released 13 Jul 09)\b0\par
-Fixed file associations procedures\par
-Added basic Windows 7 compatibility\par
-Added Italian and Swedish translations in the main package\par
-Made minor tweaks\par
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Version 4.2 (released 13 Apr 09)\b0\par
-Fixed a bug where the tested installers asked to close BIM's main window when a substring from the close list matched with BIM's window title\par
-Fixed a bug that was preventing advanced task execution on 64 bit platforms\par
-Fixed a bug that was preventing the help file to be opened when BIM was started by opening a project directly\par
-Fixed some bugs when creating a new project (some controls wouldn't reset correctly)\par
-Added a new command line script compiler\par
-Added version entry to the program name (for Add/Remove panel)\par
-Added new parameters for the file association advanced task\par
-Added new translations: German, Spanish (complete) and Finnish, Japanese, Portuguese (installer only)\par
-Added possibility to exclude certain files from being replaced (if they exist)\par
-The start menu uninstallation shortcut will show the Add/Remove uninstaller icon (if specified on the uninstaller settings page)\par
-The window size and position are both saved and restored at program startup\b\par
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\b Version 4.1 (released 01 Mar 09)\b0\par
-Fixed a bug that was making the installer ignore existing read-only files\par
-Fixed a bug that was crashing the installers when unpacking empty files\par
-Fixed some bugs that were preventing installation rollback in some cases\par
-Fixed the 'Visit website' checkbox that was not opening the web-page\par
-Fixed a bug that was preventing task removing and editing if it had an upper-case name\par
-Added Russian language translation in the package\par
-Added a prompt dialog to ask the user what to do if a file cannot be extracted\par
-Added code for automated browser detection\par
-Added a keyboard shortcut to show the compilation window (F5)\par
-Added more error checking\par
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\b Version 4.0 (released 16 Feb 09)\b0\par
-All program code has been rewritten for better speed and usability\par
-Major interface enhancements \par
-Added dedicated task dialogs (less clutter)\par
-Added new advanced tasks for the uninstaller (delete files and registry entries)\par
-Added better .NET Framework detection\par
-Added a dedicated dialog for the building process\par
-Added a new step in the installer in which the user can review the settings\par
-Added a new '<UserData>' variable\par
-Added a new way to choose files for the advanced tasks (dedicated dialog)\par
-Added a new way to choose path variables\par
-Added redesigned graphics for the installer\par
-Added a 'Test installer' button for running the generated installer\par
-Added possibility to run multiple BIM instances\par
-Improved rollback feature\par
-The main program and installer localization files are separated now\par
-The installer executable icon can now have multiple layers (better look on Vista/XP)\par
-The title of the installer window can be customized\par
-The compression level can be adjusted properly (5 steps available)\par
-The installer can check for open windows and prompt the user to close them\par
-The installation path can now be read from a registry value\par
-The installer can find previous installations and prompt for removal before installation\par
-The background window now also accepts pictures (will be scaled automatically)\par
-The tasks can be restricted to run only on some operating systems\par
-The tasks can use external icons (run and shortcut tasks)\par
-The project can be saved without having to choose the file every time\par
-The uninstaller can skip certain files from uninstallation\par
-The programs can be run before or after installation / uninstallation of the files\par
-Removed the need for temporary files during installation\par
-Removed unicode support (hard to maintain)\par
-Removed the splash screen\par
-Removed 'all users' path variables\par
-Removed NT service and other tasks (they were of no real use)\par
-Fixed several bugs found in the previous versions\par
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\b Version 3.8 (released 14 Aug 08)\b0\par
-Added version information updating capability, each executable package will carry your product name, version, company -name, copyright, etc. and will show up in the "Version" tab (on all operating systems)\par
-Added main icon changing capability for the resulting executable (on all operating systems) \par
-Added new German translation in the package \par
-Changed the startup splash-screen. You can now also click on it to close it \par
-The uninstaller now supports all the string variables that the installer supports \par
-Reintegrated UPX compression (the stub cannot be pre-compressed anymore because of the inline resource patching) \par
-Fixed a bug in the CLI compiler (the OS detection routine) \par
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\b Version 3.7 (released 22 Jul 08)\b0  \par
-Cleaned up and optimized the source code \par
-Re-designed the event handlers, now BIM and the generated installers are responding much better while working \par
-Added option to disable the splash logo upon startup \par
-Added Windows Server 2008 on the OS list and separated some other OS's \par
-Added icons on some of the buttons \par
-Added remaining time indicators for BIM, the installer and uninstaller \par
-Added improved progress calculation \par
-Added new task dialogs \par
-Added environment variable editing \par
-Added configuration file editing (ini) \par
-Added gradient color background window option to generate old-style installers \par
-Added a new, separate unpacker tool for the created installers \par
-Added a new, automated language management system \par
-Added more error checking \par
-Fixed some image memory leaks \par
-Fixed erroneous .NET Framework detection \par
-Fixed the installer font size \par
-Fixed uninstaller that was forgetting to delete the script in the Temp folder \par
-Fixed uninstaller bug that was preventing the removal of read-only files \par
-Fixed installer rollback action when cancelling the installation \par
-Fixed optional installer creation option that was ignored \par
-Fixed the path tokenizer that was failing to return a correct value on Windows NT4 \par
-Improved NT4 system support \par
-Converted all the internal icons to 256 colors so the program looks better on older systems \par
-The compilation files are now placed in the Temp folder instead of AppData \par
-Speeded up some parts \par
-Re-designed all the wizard graphics \par
-Removed UPX executable from the package (not necessary anymore) \par
-Removed HTTP download task (useless) \par
-Removed custom icon choosing \par
-Re-wrote some parts of the help file \par
-Fixed many other small issues \par
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\b Version 3.6 (released 21 Apr 08)\b0\par
-Fixed bug in uninstaller which did not remove the start menu internet shortcut \par
-Fixed bug causing the uninstaller not to delete the main program folder in Program Files (the handle was not closed) \par
-Resized settings window for better visibility \par
-Added Russian, Turkish, French, Kazakh and Greek translations in the package \par
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\b Version 3.5 (released 10 Mar 08) \b0\par
-Added Hungarian translation (thanks to Andr\'e1s Nagy) \par
-Now each version of BIM uses it's own configuration file (because of the encoding) \par
-Rewrote and optimized massive parts of the uninstaller, it's now using a different approach to remove the programs and also decreased it's size. Also, the folders are correctly deleted now and all the traces are cleaned \par
-Fixed some glitches in the interface (some labels were small, truncating the text) \par
-Made the uninstallation support optional (for releasing quick updates) \par
-The "Classic" graphics set is loaded by default (making it easy to quickly make a project) \par
-Made minor cosmetic improvements in the stub (flattened some controls, morphed some lists to match the color of the window) \par
-Removed the 'Uninstall older versions' option (incompatibility with older versions, ineficient) \par
-Added rollback feature: When the user cancels the installation, the files and folders that were already installed are cleaned up before the installer exits \par
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\b Version 3.4 (released 26 Feb 08)\b0  \par
-Fixed path variable tokeniser bug on Windows(TM)98 and Me \par
-Fixed a but that prevented the deletion of temporary files if errors were found in the script while compiling \par
-Fixed DLL/ActiveX (un)registration action \par
-Fixed some typos in the help-file \par
-Added better error handling \par
-Added Japanese and Italian translations in the package \par
-Added Unicode-ready versions of each program, BIM has extended language support now \par
-Added icons in menus \par
-Added command line compiler, for use in automated builds, etc. \par
-Changed the way the program behaves when another instance is already open. \par
-Changed the look of the main program, improved responsiveness during compilation \par
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\b Version 2.6 (released 13 Feb 08) \b0\par
-Added Dutch and Spanish translation \par
-Fixed Run program action, there were some problems running batch files \par
-Fixed Run program hidden option \par
-Fixed actions window not showing up options in edit mode \par
-Fixed toolbar buttons width problem \par
-While moving tasks, the active task remains selected so you can repeat the operation \par
-Fixed comboboxes not showing contents on Windows 2000 (height was not adjusted automatically) \par
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\b Version 2.5 (released 28 Jan 08) \b0\par
-Included German translation in the package (thanks to Arno Krumpholz) \par
-Only a single instance of the help file is allowed, if the old help file is minimized, it will be restored in order to save space on the taskbar \par
-The current language is selected so you don't have to select it manually each time you open the Settings dialog \par
-Fixed a small bug in the stub, in the StartMenu page \par
-Fixed a bug that was making BIM not to read the path to images if they were missing or corrupted \par
-Improved a bit the documentation \par
-Fixed some untranslated labels \par
-Added font installation action \par
-BIM can run without administrator privileges under Win 2000, XP and Vista \par
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\b Version 2.4 (released 23 Jan 08) \b0\par
-Interface tweaks and reorganization in the stub and main program \par
-BIM's main window can be freely resized now \par
-Fixed some wrong controls and small problems in stub \par
-Optimizations, removed useless code \par
-Fixed a bug in the shortcuts task, "Start in" field \par
-Added possibility to uninstall the older version of the program before new installation \par
-The Add/Remove programs icon can now be customized \par
-Fixed some mistakes in the translations \par
-If a .NET framework version is not found, you can now redirect the user to a custom web-page \par
-Instead of the old picture preview system, now you can preview the graphics on a simulated BIM Installer window \par
-Fixed temporary build directory path (that could have made problems on Vista) \par
-New location for settings, in the user's home directory \par
-Updated help \par
-Added splash-screen \par
-Various minor fixes and improvements \par
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\b Version 2.0 (released 15 Jan 08) \b0\par
-Added separate configuration tabs for the installer and uninstaller \par
-Added automated program group creation \par
-Added possibility to remove all the files at uninstallation (force) or follow the script \par
-Changed toolbar (now it contains descriptions) \par
-Made some interface tweaks to improve usability \par
-Removed external tools (useless) \par
-Massive internal code optimizations \par
-Rewritten stub from scratch, now it's easy to add new features, the code is clean and tight \par
-Optimized buffered procedures (now they are 5 times faster) \par
-Added new icon for the BIM file format associations (projects) \par
-Added Black and FreshGreen themes \par
-Tweaked the "Classic" theme, changed icon \par
-Added command-line parameters for "Run" task \par
-Some of the actions can be made optional, letting the user wether to do the action or not \par
-Now you can unpack the installers to ensure they're malware free, with a simple command line call \par
-Added new variables: <Temp>,<ProgramName>,<ProgramVersion>,<CompanyName>, <CompanyWebsite>,<SupportEmail>,<DefaultStartMenuGroup> \par
-Optimized help file \par
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\b Version 1.3.0.0 (released 23 Dec 07) \b0\par
-Now the installer automatically detects and fixes shortcut and internet links extensions (.lnk and .url) \par
-Fixed a bug that made the installers not to start (Win98) \par
-Fixed dll/activex registration procedure (Win98) \par
-Fixed process kill procedure \par
-Fixed a bug in shortcut creation that appended an extra slash \par
-Fixed some untranslated labels \par
-Fixed the check for admin account \par
-Fixed a path bug (the installer was failing to get the root directory path due to older CSIDLs on Win98) \par
-Added icon choosing dialog for shortcuts \par
-Added simpler path variables, totally reworked from scratch for compatibility issues on different operating systems \par
-Added new path variables (tokens) <QuickLaunch>,<AllUsersQuickLaunch> \par
-Added better error checking \par
-Updated help file \par
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\b Version 1.1.1.32 (released 20 Dec 07)\b0\par
-Removed all limitations, now BIM is completely free\par
-Fixed a bug in uninstaller (if the script is not found, it now ends)\par
-Updated help file\par
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\b Version 1.1.0.45 (released 18 Dec 07) \b0  \par
-Added Romanian translation \par
-Tweaked the jobs dialogs for better viewing \par
-Added "Kill running task" job \par
-Improved uninstaller \par
-Fixed some translation glitches \par
-Better error handling \par
-Updated help file \par
-Added new version of UPX (3.02w)\par
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\b Version 1.0.2.12 (released 12 Dec 07)\b0\par
-Fixed a bug in image preview\par
-Removed New, Load and Save limitations from the free version\par
-Now you can create installers from directories up to 10 MB with the free version\par
-No parts from the installer can be extracted now with external tools\par
-The installers created with the trial carry a message - that's all what we ask in return if you use the free version\par
-Brand-new graphics set, Orange\par
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